takt

\takt\

/\takt\/ noun

The verdict

“takt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tact, faculté de se conduire ou de parler en prenant garde à ne pas blesser la sensibilité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-takt · takt · French

takt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for takt
PropertyValue
Headwordtakt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\takt\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « takt » en français

taktn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

takt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \takt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tact, faculté de se conduire ou de parler en prenant garde à ne pas blesser la sensibilité.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for takt, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is takt, spelled T-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tact, faculté de se conduire ou de parler en prenant garde à ne pas blesser la sensibilité.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "takt"?
"takt" is spelled T-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is \takt\.
What does "takt" mean?
As a noun, "takt" means: Tact, faculté de se conduire ou de parler en prenant garde à ne pas blesser la sensibilité.
How do you pronounce "takt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "takt" is \takt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "takt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list